116 Squadron (Israel)

Flight Training School: 102
Aggressor emulation: 115
Flight Test Center: 601

116 Squadron F-16B Netz '017' at CIAF 2004, Brno-Tuřany

116 Squadron of the Israeli Air Force, also known as The Lions of the South Squadron (former Flying Wing, and Defenders of the South Squadron), is an F-16A/B fighter squadron based at Nevatim Airbase.^[1]

In 2015 it was announced that the second F-35 Squadron in the IAF will be the "Lions of the South".^{[citation needed]}

References[]

^ "116 Squadron - The Flying Wing". Globalsecurity.org. Archived from the original on 16 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-13.

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show v t Israeli Air Force
History	History of the Israeli Air Force List of Israeli flying aces Sherut Avir Israeli Air Force Museum
Branches and components	Air Intelligence Group Air Defense Command
Air bases	Ramat David Hatzor Hatzerim Tel Nof Ovda Haifa Ramon Nevatim Palmachim
Formations and units	Aircraft squadrons Flight academy Shaldag 669 Ofek
Equipment	Aircraft Munitions

show v t Israeli Air Force – List of Aircraft Squadrons
Combat squadrons	69 101 105 106 107 109 116 119 133 140 201 253
Helicopter squadrons	113 114 118 123 124 190 193
Command / Transport	100 103 120 122 131
Unmanned	161 166 200 210
Other	Flight Training School: 102 Aggressor emulation: 115 Flight Test Center: 601
Inactive	110 117 125 135 144 147 149 160 192 254
Historical	Tel Aviv Squadron Negev Squadron Galilee Squadron